Samsaric rebirth states in which the limited beings lack any gross body. Usually translated by others as "formless realm."

Tib: gzugs-med khamsSkt: arupadhatu

Ebene des Pfades

level, pathway

See: pathway level

Ebene des Pfades

pathway level

In the context of basis, pathway, and resultant levels of something being specified, the level of it in the context of someone engaged in the practices for attaining enlightenment. In some usages, the level of a Mahayana arya with a seeing or accustoming pathway mind.

Tib: lamSkt: marga

Ebene des Sinnesbegehrens

plane of sensory desires

Samsaric rebirth states in which the limited beings have desire for sensory objects. Usually translated by others as "desire realm."

Tib: 'dod-khamsSkt: kamadhatu

Edle, der

noble one

See: arya

Ehrlichkeit

sincerity

Sincerity has two factors included in it: (1) lack of hypocrisy (g.yo-med) – not hiding our own faults, (2) lack of pretension (sgyu-med) – not pretending to have qualities that we do not have.

Tib: bsam-pa

Eifersucht

jealousy

A disturbing emotion that focuses on other peoples' accomplishments – such as their good qualities, possessions, or success – and is the inability to bear their accomplishments, due to excessive attachment to one's own gain or to the respect one receives. Also translated as "envy."

Tib: phrag-dogSkt: irshya

eigene Identitäten behaupten

asserting one's identity

The fourth of the four "obtainers" that constitute the ninth link of dependent arising. Equivalent to a deluded outlook toward a transitory network.

Tib: bdag-tu smra-ba

eigenes Angesicht/Anlitz

own face

The manner of existence and good qualities of pure awareness (rig-pa) as can be cognized by reflexive deep awareness.

Tib: rang-ngo

Eigenschaften, andauernde

traits, abiding

See: naturally abiding family-traits

Eigenschaften, gute

qualities, good

See: good qualities

Eigenschaften, sich entwickelnde

traits, evolving

See: evolving family-traits

eigenständig erkennbar

self-sufficiently knowable

A validly knowable phenomenon that, when actually cognized, does not rely on actual cognition of or by something else, for instance actual cognition of the object's basis for labeling.

Tib: rang-rkya thub-pa'i rdzas-yod

eigentliche Natur der Realität

very nature of reality

A synonym for voidness (emptiness). Some translators render the term as "thusness."

A nontechnical term for an understanding of a deeper level of meaning of something that one did not understand so deeply before or not at all before.

einspitzig

single-pointed

Concentration settled on an object or settled in a state of mind (such as compassion) and free of all flightiness of mind an mental dullness.

Einstellung, nominell störende

attitude, nominal disturbing

See: nominal disturbing attitude

Emanation, wundersame

emanation, miraculous

See: miraculous emanations

Emotion, störende

emotion, disturbing

See: disturbing emotion or attitude

emotionale Schleier

emotional obscurations

Fleeting stains that temporarily "cover" or accompany mental activity (more precisely, clear light mental activity), thereby preventing the mental activity from cognizing phenomena without accompanying disturbing emotions or attitudes. They include the disturbing emotions and attitudes, as well as their tendencies (seeds), and prevent the attainment of liberation from samsara, Also translated as "obscurations that are the disturbing emotions and attitudes"and "obscurations preventing liberation."

Tib: nyon-sgribSkt: kleshavarana

Empfängnis-Existenz

conception existence

The period of time in the mental continuum of an individual limited being during which they experience conception. It lasts only one moment. Some translators render the term as "birth existence."

Tib: skye-srid

Empfinden verschiedener Grade von Glücklichsein

feeling a level of happiness

One of the five ever-functioning subsidiary awarenesses (mental factors). The subsidiary awareness that accompanies each moment of sensory or mental cognition of a limited being before attaining liberation and with which that being experiences the ripenings of its own karma in the form of something within the spectrum of extreme unhappiness, through neutral, to extreme happiness. Also called "feeling."

Tib: tshor-baSkt: vedana

Empfindung / Gefühl

feeling

See: feeling a level of happiness

endgültige Lehre / eindeutige Lehre

definitive teaching

A passage in a sutra text that discusses the most profound view of voidness, and to which all other passages in all other sutra texts eventually lead or point. Such passages do not need to be explained as indicating anything more profound.

Tib: nges-donSkt: nitartha

Energie, karmische

energy, karmic

See: karmic energy

Energiekanal, linker

energy-channel, left

See: left energy-channel

Energiekanal, rechter

energy-channel, right

See: right energy-channel

Energiekanal, zentraler

energy-channel, central

See: central energy-channel

Energiewind

energy-wind

Also called: energy-wind breaths

Tib: rlungSkt: prana

Energiewind, subtiler

energy-wind, subtle

See: subtle energy-winds

Energiewind-Atemzüge

energy-wind breaths

See: energy-wind

eng bindende Praktik / enge Bindung

closely bonding practice

See: bonding practice

enge Bindung

close bond

See: bonding practice

Engstirnigkeit

closed-mindedness

Siehe: Naivität

entfernte Linie

distant lineage

The lineage of a teaching that began with Buddha himself.

Tib: ring-brgyud

enthüllende Berichte

revelatory accounts

One of the twelve scriptural categories. (1) Buddha's revelations of what has happened in the past or prophesies of what will occur in the future. (2) According to some explanations, scriptures of definitive meaning.

Tib: lung-bstan-paSkt: vyakarana

Entität

entity

A truly existent "thing," either objective or metaphysical, that exists as a findable "thing" on its own, established as that "thing" by its own power from its own side.

Entität, metaphysische

entity, metaphysical

See: metaphysical entities

Entität, objektive

entity, objective

See: objective entities

Entsagung

renunciation

(1) The definite determination to be free of samsara and to gain liberation, and with which one is willing to give up true suffering and true causes. Also translated as "determination to be free." (2) In Theravada, the mental factor to give up all attachment to worldly possessions, social status, and even one's body. When conjoined with a bodhichitta aim, it becomes a far-reaching attitude.

Tib: nges-'byungSkt: naishkramya

Entsagung, kurzlebige, hocherregte

renunciation, short-lived all-excited

See: short-lived all-excited renunciation

entscheidende Erklärungen

decisive explications

Precise indications of the meaning of the works in The Basket of Sutras by specifying the individual and general definitions of things. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

Tib: gtan-la phab-paSkt: upadesha

entscheidendes Gewahrsein

decisive awareness

See: ascertainment

entscheidende Wahrnehmung

decisive cognition

See: ascertainment

Entschlossenheit / Entschlusskraft

resolution

One of the ten far-reaching attitudes in the Theravada tradition. An attitude of determination with which a bodhisattva never abandons what he or she needs to do in order to benefit others.

Tib: byin-rlabsSkt: adhisthana

Entschluss, außergewöhnlicher

resolve, exceptional

See: exceptional resolve

Entstehen, kognitives

arising, cognitive

See: cognitive arising

Entstehenlassen

arise, making

See: making arise

Entstehenlassen

giving rise to

See: making arise

Entstehenlassen

making arise

The mental activity of appearance-making, which causes a cognitive appearance (mental hologram) to occur as an object of cognition in a moment of a mental continuum. Also translated as: "giving rise to."

epische Darstellungen

epic presentations

Presentations of the vast and profound aspects of such topics as the six far-reaching attitudes (six perfections) and ten arya bodhisattva levels of bhumi-mind (ten bhumis) of The Basket of the Mahayana or Bodhisattva Sutras. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

Tib: shin-tu rgyas-paSkt: vaipulya

erarbeitet

labored

A state of mind, such as bodhichitta, generated by working oneself up to it, with deliberate effort, through a series of steps, each of which entails a line of reasoning.

Tib: rtsol-bcas

erhöhtes Gewahrsein

heightened awareness

See: advanced awareness

Erhöhung

elevation

See: inspiration

Erkenntnis

recognition

The mental factor (subsidiary awareness) of distinguishing an object as being something specific, such as when studying the Dharma, oneself as being a sick person, one's spiritual teacher as being a doctor, and the Dharma as being medicine.

Teachings of Buddha given with examples for ease of comprehension by the listener. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

Tib: rtogs-par brjod-paSkt: avadana

erleuchtender Einfluss

enlightening influence

The unceasing, unending, effortless activity of a Buddha, which helps bring all limited beings to higher rebirth, liberation, and enlightenment. Such activity does not require a Buddha actually doing anything: a Buddha's attainment itself exerts a positive influence on others to pacify disturbance, stimulate the growth of good qualities, bring disorder under control, and forcefully end any harm. Also translated as: "Buddha-activity."

Tib: 'phrin-lasSkt: samudacara

erleuchtende Taten

enlightening deeds

According to Mahayana, a set of twelve actions or deeds in the life of a Buddha, with which a Buddha demonstrates to all limited beings the way to achieve enlightenment.

Tib: mdzad-pa

Ermächtigung

empowerment

A tantric ritual that activates and empowers Buddha-nature factors to grow so that, through repeated, sustained tantric practice, they will eventually transform into the Three Corpuses (Bodies) of a Buddha. An empowerment also plants new seeds, or potentials, that will likewise grow in the same manner. The term is often translated as "initiation."

Tib: dbangSkt: abhishekha

Ermächtigung, geheime

empowerment, secret

See: secret empowerment

Ermächtigung, vierte

empowerment, fourth

See: fourth empowerment

Ermächtigung des tiefen unterscheidenden tiefen Gewahrseins

empowerment, discriminating deep awareness

See: discriminating deep awareness empowerment

Ermächtigung des Vajra-tiefen Gewahrseins

empowerment, vajra deep awareness

See: vajra deep awareness empowerment

Ermächtigung des Wortes

empowerment, word

See: word empowerment

Errungenschaft, verwirklichte / Erlangung, verwirklichte

attainment, actual

See: actual attainment

erscheinen

dawn

A verb used for the arising of a cognitive appearance on a mental continuum, in analogy with the sun rising at dawn, except that the cognitive appearance is not already existing somewhere hidden in the mind in some unconscious manner and then comes up to consciousness when it dawns. Also translated as "to arise."

A pathway of mahamudra practice concerning the nature of the mind in which specially qualified disciples receive the inspiration of the realizations all the lineage masters through receiving a vajra deep awareness empowerment and thereby achieve realization of mind-itself, equivalent to a seeing pathway mind. As "those for whom it happens all at once," they achieve enlightenment simultaneously with this realization. Also known as "the singular sufficient white panacea."

Rules, codified by Buddha for those who are ordained, concerning which actions constitute a breach of their vows. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

Tib: gleng-bzhiSkt: nidana

ethische Selbstdisziplin

ethical self-discipline

(1) In Theravada, the subsidiary awareness (mental factor) to avoid doing any harm to others, by keeping one's vows, free from anger or ill-will even if others harm one. (2) In Mahayana, the mental urge to safeguard the actions of one's body, speech, and mind, which comes from having turned one's mind away from any wish to cause harm to others and from the disturbing and destructive mental factors that had motivated one to harm others. When conjoined with a bodhichitta aim, it becomes a far-reaching attitude.

Tib: tshul-khrimsSkt: shila

ethisch neutral

ethically neutral

See: unspecified phenomenon

ethisch nicht näher bezeichnet

ethically unspecified

See: unspecified phenomenon

etwas, das die wirkliche Natur besitzt

something possessing the actual nature

See: property-possessor

Existenz, die durch Selbstnatur begründet ist

existence established by self-nature

Existence of something established or proven by the fact that the referent object of the imputation of it can be found upon searching for it. For example, the existence of a table established or proven by the fact that when one searches for the object that the mental label "table" refers to, one can find the object, a "table." Also translated as "self-established existence," it is often translated by others as "inherent existence."

Tib: rang-bzhin-gyis grub-pa

Existenz, inhärente

existence, inherent

See: existence established by self-nature

Existenz, wahre

existence, true

See: true existence

Existenzbereiche, sechs

realms of existence, six

See: six realms of existence

Existenz vor dem Tode

predeath existence

The period of time in the mental continuum of an individual limited being starting from the moment immediately after conception until the moment immediately before death.

Tib: sngon-dus-kyi srid-pa

Existierende

existents

Validly knowable phenomena.

Tib: yod-pa

existierendes Phänomen

existent phenomenon

See: existents

explizites Begreifen

explicit apprehension

In the Gelug system, apprehension of a cognitive object in which a cognitive appearance (mental hologram) of the involved object of the cognition arises. Compare: implicit apprehension.

Tib: dngos-su rtogs-pa

explizite Wahrnehmung

explicit cognition

See: explicit apprehension

explizit hinweisende Bedeutung

explicit suggestive meaning

One of the six alternative meanings. When an expression in a root tantra text has two dissimilar meanings, the literal, evident, or face value meaning of the expression. It suggests or leads one on to the second meaning (the implicit suggested meaning), which is dissimilar to what is actually said on face value.

Tib: drang-donSkt: neyartha

extreme Auffassung

extreme outlook

The disturbing attitude that regards one's five samsara-perpetuating aggregates in either an eternalist or nihilistic way. (1) According to Vasubandhu, an extreme outlook that views the samsara-producing aggregate factors themselves as either lasting eternally or ending totally at death, with no continuity in future lives. (2) According to Tsongkhapa, a disturbing, deluded discriminating awareness that focuses on the conventional "me" and considers it either as having a truly existent identity permanently or as not having continuity in future lives.

Tib: mthar-'dzin-pa'i lta-baSkt: antagrahadrshti

extrem kraftvoll

forceful

Using extremely strong actions or methods, such as yelling at someone or hitting someone, in order to make the person stop doing something harmful. Forceful methods are used only when all other methods to make the person stop have failed or are impossible in the situation. Some translators render the term as "wrathful," but this has an inappropriate connotation, since "wrathful," in English, is used for the Old Testament God, who, when people disobey Him, gets angry and punishes them.

Tib: drag-po

extrem verschleiertes Phänomen

extremely obscure phenomenon

A validly knowable phenomenon that can be apprehended through authoritative texts or speech, such as the enlightening words of the Buddha, or that can be apprehended through the words of persons who are valid sources of information.